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I agree with you in theory, but I see a possibility that you are not accounting for--that a product could be covered by BOTH the GSL and the OGL. I see that as a possibility. For instance, perhaps the GSL -ONLY- covers use of content from the 4E SRD. If that is the case, you could create a...

I am a HUGE fan of Scott Rouse and Linae Foster (and all the other 4E crew, not meaning to slight anyone by not mentioning them but I mostly deal with Scott and Linae). I absolutely believe in them 100% that they will get this done for us and, more importantly, for all of you. Clearly, it is...

Lizard, lets not get too nostalgic about the original OGL. :) It wasnt all wine and roses back then either. First off, we operated on a "gentleperson's agreement" for over a year. 3E was out for over a year before there was even a formalized OGL and d20 STL. Then there was much gnashing of...

We go back to the original source text, not even our conversion. What was this monster designed to do. Often, we found the monster had some cool flavor but no real viable mechanic to realize that flavor. So we asked, what makes this monster different? Then we asked what role (as we understand...

That wasnt the problem with the OGL at all. Your analysis is all wrong, respectfully. Of course stat blocks are copyrightable. And no the OGL didnt intentionally leave that issue open cause it was a legal mess. That is just a total misunderstanding of the license, its creation, its history and...

I dont agree that we "know" that at all. No one has seen the GSL. We dont know what its terms will or wont be. Frankly, my speculation is that some of what you say is correct. My guess is that the GSL will have restricitons on how it works with prior OGC. What those will be, I dont know. No...

Yeah, I thought of that too. But look at that entry. I dont see how doing it the normal way would have broken anything up. I hear you, god knows I've overseen enough layout and the "tetris game" as you call it (which is a pretty good image, by the way). Just a passing curiosity by one...

I'm not sure I "called for it" but I went to your thread. Good place for that discussion. I like this thread being about monster design in 4E from a designer's perspective. Which brings me back to the main point. I know alot of people say "yes you can do that in 3E." Please know that I agree...

Hopefully we will be able to solve that problem for you on an interim basis. I've had Ari develop classes missing from the new PHB. If the new GSL lets us, we will get that stuff out to you guys right away. I want to play 4E. And my 4E needs to have bards and druids and stuff like that. Which...

This is a great thread. And I hope you get some official answers. As far as I know, things are near done and perhaps the push to get ready for, get to, run, and now recover from being at DDXP slowed things down a bit. I can see why that is a bit more important to WotC than we are right now :)...

What I really want to know is why they laid out the grell entry in the order they did: Blurb Lore Encounter Groups Stat blocks. Tactics When all other entries we have seen go: Blurb Stat block Tactics Lore Encounter Groups

I think you hit on the solution. Solo doesnt mean "works alone" it means "this individual monster is powerful enough to fight a group of PCs as a single monster in an encounter of the same level." I have to admit, I wish I knew the "official" reason why a monster is an Elite or a Leader. I...

I respectfully disagree with you. I think you are taking too broad a view of the problem. I could easily see a way that the new GSL could allow prior OGC to be used under a new GSL. It wouldnt have to be rereleased. But I dont want to turn this into a "what coudl the new GSL do" thread. That...

A lot of it is going to be up to WotC. They gave us permission to do some of those monsters before. Hopefully our excellent track record of being good caretakers of their content will encourage them to let us do it again. We'll see. But regardless, there will be a Tome 4E. Filled to the brim...

Scott and I listened to the comments above and now there is the big solo brute bull and some slightly lower level catoblepii that could sure work in a herd. :)

Wiman, Scott and I were talking about the flind the other night, as he said. Problem is, that one may need WotC's permission (if the GSL doesnt interact well with old OGC). We talked about the flail snail and the flumph too. Gotta do the flumph!

Regardless, I am loving 4E monster desing. It is better and more elegant than 3E monster design. From a designer's standpoint.

I see what you are saying, and I agree to some degree. You could simulate the recharge with a percentage roll in 3E. BUT percentage rolls are strongly disfavored as a design idea. Look through the MM. How many percentage rolls do you find? What I am trying to say is that I can capture the...

We intend to. The Solo, as it is concepted now, has the more bodak like two step gaze which is deadlier (but with a twist). The "normal" catoblepas has something like the 3 step death gaze. Oh, and both have "surprising gaze" which is a power that if the catoblepas gets an action in a surprise...

I also dont think there should be herds of these things. So Scott and I statted it up as a Solo Brute!!! He he he. Its nasty.